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LAPD Probes Raja Jackson’s Live-Streamed Attack on Wrestler ‘Syko Stu’ at KnokX Event

The veteran performer remains hospitalized after a planned in-ring payback devolved into a real assault on a live Kick stream.

Overview

  • Los Angeles police confirmed they responded to the show, took a report and opened an investigation into the incident.
  • Family updates and an intervening wrestler’s account say Stuart “Syko Stu” Smith is stable in critical care with severe facial injuries, while Rampage Jackson says he is awake and stable.
  • Event footage shows Jackson lifting Smith and slamming him before delivering more than a dozen unanswered punches until other performers pulled him off.
  • KnokX Pro said the segment was a planned spot that turned into a “selfish, irresponsible act of violence,” and the Kick platform banned Jackson following the broadcast.
  • Quinton “Rampage” Jackson apologized on his son’s behalf, citing a recent concussion and saying Raja, an MMA fighter, should not have been involved in the ring.